,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,bordallo 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bera of  
,california1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4   
,chu1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,lee of    
,california1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4      
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1
 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4    
,sablan1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1    
,ms4 ,speier1 and ,mr4 ,takano7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,national ,asian and ,pacific ,islander 
,,hiv_/,,aids ,awareness ,day4  ,whereas
 ,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 
and ,pacific ,islanders are the largest 
growing group in the ,united ,states and
 constitute diverse communities         
including over #ej different ethnic     
sub-groups speaking over #ajj languages 
and dialects2 ,whereas from #bjji to    

#bjaj the number of ,asian ,americans1  
,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific        
,islanders who have been diagnosed with 
,,hiv has increased at least #ej        
percent2 ,whereas analysis of ,centers  
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention   
7,,cdc7 data has revealed that ,asian   
,americans and ,pacific ,islanders were 
the only ethnic groups with a           
statistically significant increase in   
new ,,hiv diagnoses 7#d4d percent7      
between #bjja and #bjjh2 ,whereas ,asian
 ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 and    
,pacific ,islanders have the highest    
number of individuals who have never    
been tested for ,,hiv2 ,whereas #f out  
of #aj ,asian ,americans and #g out of  
#aj ,native ,hawaiian_/,pacific         
,islanders have never been tested for   
,,hiv2 ,whereas the ,,cdc estimates that
 #a in #c ,asian ,americans1 ,native    
,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders     
living with ,,hiv_/,,aids are unaware   
they are infected with ,,hiv2 ,whereas  
#cg percent of ,,hiv diagnoses among    

,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1  
and ,pacific ,islanders progressed to   
,,aids in less than #ab months2 ,whereas
 the ,,cdc estimates that over #i1jjj   
,,aids cases have been diagnosed among  
,asian ,americans1 ,native ,hawaiians1  
and ,pacific ,islanders2 ,whereas       
significant barriers remain for         
accessing culturally and linguistically 
competent services1 especially ,,hiv    
testing2 ,whereas ,,hiv_/,,aids stigma  
and discrimination continues to be a    
growing problem in all communities1     
including the ,asian ,american1 ,native 
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       
community2 ,whereas ,,hiv_/,,aids stigma
 and discrimination increases           
risk-taking behavior and prevents people
 from accessing the ,,hiv_/,,aids       
services and support they need2 ,whereas
 the ,national ,,hiv_/,,aids ,strategy  
released in ,july #bjaj established the 
three primary goals of reducing ,,hiv   
incidence1 increasing access to care1   
and optimizing health outcomes and      

reducing ,,hiv-related health           
disparities1 including specific         
strategies focused on ,asian ,american1 
,native ,hawaiian1 and ,pacific         
,islander populations1 such as targeted 
and disaggregated surveillance and      
stigma prevention efforts and           
interventions targeted to the men who   
have sex with men community2 ,whereas   
the development of the ,minority ,,aids 
,initiative in #aiih to coordinate      
funding1 capacity building1 and         
prevention1 care1 and treatment services
 within ,african-,american1 ,hispanic1  
,asian ,american1 ,pacific ,islander1   
and ,native ,american communities has   
assisted with the development of        
leadership in minority community-based  
organizations1 provided culturally and  
linguistically competent ,,hiv_/,,aids  
prevention1 care1 and treatment         
services1 developed community capacity  
and infrastructure1 promoted technical  
assistance and resources1 and raised    
awareness among ,asian ,american1       

,native ,hawaiian1 and ,pacific         
,islander communities2 and ,whereas on  
,may #ai1 #bjac1 community members from 
all ethnic groups will come together in 
recognition of the ninth annual         
,national ,asian and ,pacific ,islander 
,,hiv_/,,aids ,awareness ,day3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
observance of ,national ,asian ,american
 and ,pacific ,islander ,,hiv_/,,aids   
,awareness ,day in order to honor the   
memory of the #c1edb ,asian ,americans1 
,native ,hawaiians1 and ,pacific        
,islanders with ,,aids in the ,united   
,states who have died1 as well as the   
estimated #i1cag ,asian ,americans and  
,pacific ,islanders who are still living
 with ,,hiv_/,,aids2  7#b7 recognizes   
the importance of culturally and        
linguistically competent services as a  
core element in reducing ,,hiv_/,,aids  
rates in ,asian ,american1 ,native      
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       
communities2  7#c7 recognizes the       

importance of addressing the gaps in    
research and data in order to fully     
understand the ,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic in
 ,asian ,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1   
and ,pacific ,islander communities2 and 
7#d7 recognizes the people across the   
,united ,states infected and affected by
 ,,hiv_/,,aids who are commemorating    
this day with community-wide activities 
and who work to reduce the impact of    
,,hiv_/,,aids on ,asian ,american1      
,native ,hawaiian1 and ,pacific         
,islander communities across the ,united
 ,states and the ,united ,states        
affiliated ,pacific ,island             
jurisdictions4